A few months ago, we hatched a plan to test every intake manifold for the LS3 engine that we could get our hands on. Given the popularity of the rectangular-port LS3 configuration, it was only natural ...

Higher pressure and more volume. Those two basic elements are what's required to pull 720 hp and 695 lb-ft from Edelbrock's hard-charging LS3 crate engine. The higher pressure results from the forced ...

Our recent testdrive of the '08 Corvette (Apr. '08) yielded a torrent of technical questions concerning one key subject: How was Chevrolet able to make significant improvements to the decade-old LS ...

For more than four decades, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering has been churning out a slew of wild high-performance products, from engine upgrades, to parts, to crate engines. Now, the tuner is ...

If you recall from Part 1 of "Inside Information" (May '11), we introduced you to the talented and highly trained Design Responsible Engineers (DREs) who oversee the design, development, validation, ...

The spy shots last week told us what to expect and now GM has unveiled the 2008 Corvette, fitted with a new 6.2L LS3 V8 engine developing 430hp and 575 Nm of torque. Other changes include the option ...

The LS3 crate engine has earned a reputation as one of Chevrolet's most trusted and versatile powerplants. Churning out 430 hp at 5,900 rpm, in addition to 425 lb-ft of torque, which arrives at 4,600 ...

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GM's highly-regarded LS3 is one of the company's most celebrated small-block V8 engines. It burst onto the scene in 2008 as the evolution of GM's "Gen IV" LS family and its immediate predecessor, the ...

The GM small block has been the gold standard for quality American V8 engine design for 70 years at this point. GM small block engines have seen 13 U.S. presidents serve office, and has been a pillar ...